Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream

Rafael Guastavino Sr. was 39 when he left a successful career as an architect in Barcelona. American...
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Author: Berta de Miguel
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Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream by de Miguel, Berta

Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream

$52.70

Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream

$52.70
Author: Berta de Miguel
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Rafael Guastavino Sr. was 39 when he left a successful career as an architect in Barcelona. American cities--densely packed and built largely of wood--were experiencing horrific fires, and Guastavino had the solution: The soaring interior spaces created by his tiled vaults and domes made buildings sturdier, fireproof, and beautiful. What he didn't have was fluent English. Unable to win design commissions, he transferred control of the company to his American-educated son, whose subsequent half-century of inspired design work resulted in major contributions to the built environment of America.

Immigrant Architect is an introduction to architectural concepts and a timely reminder of immigrant contributions to America. The book includes four route maps for visiting Guastavino-designed spaces in New York City: uptown, midtown, downtown, and Prospect Park.



Author: Berta de Miguel, Kent Diebolt
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
Published: 04/07/2020
Pages: 60
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.50h x 11.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780884488125
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.5
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 512292 / Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2020
School Library Journal 03/01/2020 pg. 124
Booklist 04/15/2020 pg. 43

About the Author
de Miguel, Berta: - Berta de Miguel is a trained architect specializing in the restoration of historic structures who works as Vertical Access New York City Branch Manager. This position has allowed her to work regularly in Guastavino-designed spaces. Part of this interaction with Guastavino is included in the documentary El Arquitecto de Nueva York, by Eva Vizcarra, which was selected for the Gold Dolphin at the Cannes Festival and for Best Biography recognition in the New York Festival World's Best TV & Films Festival.Diebolt, Kent: - Kent Diebolt is the Founding Partner of Vertical Access LLC, an industrial rope access company dedicated to the inspection, investigation, and documentation of monumental historic buildings. Former president of the Association for Preservation Technology, he is an expert in Guastavino projects throughout the United States.Lorente, Virginia: - Virginia Lorente is an architect based in Valencia, Spain, who has written, illustrated, and published the children's book on architecture My Favorite Houses, which won the Serra d'Or prize in Spain in 2013.

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